Decorative device



Sept. 3 1935- w. A. BARY ET A1. 2,013,485

DECORA'IVE DEVICE Filed Feb. 27, 1953 1NVENTORS Aff/10 S/de /SAyPatented Sept. 3, 1935 Skidelsky,

New York, N. lf.,

assignors to Changette, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New Yorkv Application February 27, 1933, Serial No. 658,700

10 Claims.

Our invention relates to decorative devices, especially such items ofart as may be attached to or used in connection with articles of Wearingapparel, accessories thereto or other surfaces to be decor-ated.

The object of our invention is to combine in a single article ofmanufacture an attractive decorative device primarily for the purpose ofadornment, having a thin metal panel which will partially, and in somecases entirely, conceal a thin, iiat receptacle for money or smallchange, which receptacle can manually open and close quickly but willfor the most part be unnoticed by the eye of the uninitiated.

The usual decorative devices serve only to decorate, whereas our deviceattracts the eye as a decorative means, serving simultaneously in itspreferred embodiment, as means for concealing, partially or completely,a thin quick opening change purse, thus constituting among decorativedevices a new item in art manufacture having pronounced utility,inexpensive to make, simple to apply to the article or surface to bedecorated and novel as a piece of merchandise in the decorative artstrade.

In use, our decorative device may be suitably pinned or otherwiseattached to a coat, sweater, dress, scarf, coatsleeve, glove, handbag,the inside upholstery of an automobile or any other suitable object andfrom which nickels, dimes, quarters, pennies, tokens or a bill may bequickly abstracted without going to the trouble of producing or openingin public the conventional form of purse and running the risk of perhapsspilling accidentally the contents thereof. Our decorative device mayeven be carried loose in the inside of a bag or in a persons pocket.

The main features of our invention include an attractive panel ofrelatively thin material, preferably artistically embellished in amanner to focus attention thereto, said panel comprising the cover of athin coin receptacle in which, when closed, coins lie latwise, andclosely adjacent to each other and to said cover, said cover or saidthin coin receptacle embodying in its structure a fastening means forfastening or attaching the thin decorative device as la unit to anyobject'to be artistically embellished.

In accordance with our invention the panel may constitute a decorationin itself, or when used as a base, for a decoration which may beengraved, embossed, painted, etched or other- Wise applied or placed onthe surface of said panel, also for the purpose of beautifying anyWearing apparel to which it is fastened or adding decoration to anyother object to which it may be attached. In other Words, it is designedto catch and hold the attention of the passerby. At the same timecapable of containing coins or tokens, preferably placed in an orderlymanner in said receptacle and held in position therein by resilientmeans and in a way by which any special denomination of coin may bekquickly abstracted, even with one hand, if necessary and without therisk of dropping any of the coins remaining in said receptacleregardless of the way, or the position in which said receptacle isattached 'to any other object (that is, straight, sidewise, upside down,etc.,) our decorative device serves a useful and ornamental purpose.

In the preferred embodiment of our invention the coins are kept inposition by means of a spring, the coins being exposed t0 View by meansof a cover or covers which serve as panel or base for decorative oradvertising purposes. The cover may slide, pivot or hinge, the coinsbeing held in channels or rails in the sides of the coin holdingreceptacle.

Attached to an object to be decorated, our decorative device may bepinned, sewed, snapped, riveted, slidably fastened or securedtemporarily or permanently to the object to be decorated and we provideeither holes or fastenings or both, in the decorative device for thispurpose. In the accompanying drawing we show a pin, made as a part ofsaid decorative device, the pointed end of which is suitably-guarded insuch a manner that said fastener will not endanger the hands of theowner of said decorative device if used or carried loosely inside of abag or a. pocket Without being fastened to another object. In thedrawing the pointed end of the pin is shielded by a thin metal guardpressed out of the sheet metal forming the back of the decorativedevice. The pin hinge is formed from the same sheet metal curledbackwards, the pin consisting of a continuous piece of wire bent atright angles to form a hinge and having an upwardly and outwardly bentportion in its longest side tohold the decorative device snugly to anyobject to Another feature is the scalloped shaped resilient means, whichin the present instance is a spring or springs located in the cointracks on each side of the coins, and in which the coins slide, to keepthe coins in position so they will not spill out of the receptacle whenthey are not supposed to, and yet holding them with the proper tensionto effect their easy release by the movement of the thumb of theoperator or the movement of the abovementioned two small ears attachedto the hinged portion of the cover when said cover is slid back,exposing the coins within the receptacle, and then slid forward with thetwo ears behind the coin, pushing the coin outwardly.

With the foregoing objects and features in mind we now refer to thedrawing in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of our decorative device in its closedposition;

Figure 2 is a similar perspective view of our decorative device in itsopen position;

Figure 3 is a rear view of the device illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, itbeing shown in its closed position;

Figure 4 is the side view of the same decorative device, closed;

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken at right angles through the center ofthe decorative device shown in perspective in Fig. 1;

Figure 6 illustrates the scalloped spring retaining members, shown inposition on either side of the coins in Fig. 5;

Figure 7 is a view of the decorative device mounted on the front of aladies handbag;

Figure 8 shows the slidable means of fastening the decorative device tothe ladies handbag, shown in Fig. '7.

Figure 9 is a view in perspective of the spring mounted hinged end ofsliding cover or panel of our decorative device.

Figure 10 is a part-sectional view, showing the device applied to anumbrella handle.

In the drawing a decorative panel I in Figure l serves as a slidingcover for coin receptacle 2 fastened by pin 3 to any article to beadorned. The flatwise placement of the coins d and 4 are shown in Figure2 in the receptacle 3 disclosed to view by the sliding back of panel Iand its spring hinged end 5, the spring 6 holding the end 5 downvertically over the end of the coin receptacle when the panel is in itsclosed position as shown in Figure 1.

In Figure 3, holes are shown for sewing the receptacle 2 onto wearingapparel or any accessory such as the handbag shown in Figure l wherereceptacle and sliding panel constitute a decorative device of taste andattractiveness, yet concealing from view the utilitarian nature of theitem as a coin holder for quickly obtaining small change without theneed of opening the pocketbook and thus possibly spilling its contents.The sewing holes referred to are designated by numerals 'I, l, in Figure3. In the same rlgure a guard is shown pressed up out of the sheet metalat 8 said guard 8 being open on one side to admit pin 3 at 8a.

In Figure 4, a double bend in pin 3 illustrates at point 3a how the pinis shaped to hold the material to which it is att-ached and at the sametime lie flatwise so that it will not cause the decorative device towobble or be positioned in any way but at upon the material or articleto be decorated. In Figure 3 the pin 3 is bent at right angles at 3b toform, with the turned up end portion 3c of the sheet met-al bottom ofsaid receptacle, a hinge.

A corresponding rolled portion 3d causes the decorative device to lieflat on the article to be decorated.

Figure 5 shows how the panel I slides in the sides of the receptacle 2and how the coins 4, 4, and Ila, ta, and db, tb, t-into their respectivepositions, coins 4 and 4b being held by scalloped spring retainers,whereas coins la lying side-byside in between coins i and lib are notheld in positions by springs but are` free to slide, if they are smallenough, such as dimes and pennies. It will be noted that the decorationon panel is prominent to attract the eye, the panel itself however,concealing the utilitarian nature of the decorative device, that ofholding coins and the like.

Figure 6 shows the scalloped design of the retaining springs, in Fig. 5,designated by the numerals 2a and 2b on each side of each row of coins,slidingly held in the grooves and restrained from sliding too abruptlyby sai-d retaining springs, or so called resilient means.

In Figure 7 the device illustrated in Fig. 1, is shown mounted on aladies handbag, decorating the bag, but giving no hint of the fact thatit conceals coins which can be quickly made available for cariare or thelike, without in any way requiring the opening 4of the handbag itself,or running the chance of losing the contents of the handbag in the usualhurried efforts to find a small coin quickly. Numeral I, indicates theIdecorative device, numeral 28, the handbag.

In Figure 8 a small pair of rails are either fastened on or pressed outof the bottom of the receptacle bottom member 2 of decorative deviceshown in Fig. 1, said rails or flanges being alternative to the pin formof fastening device shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4. The rails are designatedby numerals ZI and 2|. the Iobject to be ornamented is shown at 23, saidplate having flanged gui-des at 22 and 22 to receive and hold ourdecorative device by rails 2i and 2| to the object to be ornamented at24, which object may be the upholstery of an automobile,

the carrying ribbon on an umbrella, a ladies dress or suit .or a ladieshandbag, as the case may be. Small ears 25 and 25 are provided as stopmembers to prevent over sliding of member 2 when mounted on member 22,by rails 2l and 2I.

In Figure 9 the two ears 26 and 26 are bent down from hinged end ofpanel I, the hinged end designated at 5 the spring hinges shown asnumeral 6. The ears assist in the removal of the A plate suitablyfastened to A top coins by getting behind the coin and serving K meanswhich in the present instance is a small bit of solder fastened to theunder side of the cover and designated in Fig. 2 by the numeral 33. Itwill also be noted that the sliding space for coins @a is made possibleby the channels Ion each side of the receptacle 2 in which decor-ativepanel I slides.

In accordance with Rule 43, set forth on page 11 of the Rules ofPractice, U. S. Patent Office, notice is hereby given to the public thata divisional patent application, divided from this pres- #i5 ent patentapplication, is now pending in the U. S. Patent Oiice, said divisionalpatent application c-arrying claims relating to and dening themechanical features of this invention, which mechanical features couldobviously not be claimed in this application on a Decorative dev1ce.

Our invention may use any equivalent structure falling Within the scopeof the appended claims:

We claim:

1. A decorative device to be used as an ornament on an article to bedecorated, said device comprising a receptacle shaped base, means forrigidly holding said base to said article, and a slidable decorativepanel mounted on said base, said panel carrying a raised decoration.

2. A decorative device to be used as an ornament on an article to bedecorated, said device compriisng a receptacle shaped base, means forrigidly holding said base to said article, and a decorative panelcarrying a sunken decoration slidably mounted on said base.

3. A decorative device to be used as an ornament on an article to bedecorated, said device comprising a receptacle shaped base, means forrigidly holding said base to said article, a movable decorative panelmounted on said base, and a movable decorative door associated with saidpanel.

4. A decorative device to be used as an ornament on an article to bedecorated, said device comprising a receptacle shaped base, means forholding said base to said article, a slidable decorative panel mountedon said base, and a hinged decorative door hingedly mounted on saidpanel.

5. A decorative device comprising in combination, a receptacle shapedbase, a slide on said base, a slidable decorative panel mounted on saidbase a slide on said panel co-operating with said slide on said base anda movable decorative door associated with said slidable panel.

6. A decorative device comprising in combination a decorative receptacleshaped base member, a slide on said base member, a decorative slidablepanel member, a slide on said panel member co-operating with said slideon said base member, mounted on said base member and a movabledecorative door associated with one of said members.

7. A decorative device comprising in combination a decorative receptacleshaped base member, a slide on said base member, a decorative slidablepanel member, a slide on said panel member co-operating With said slideon said base member, carrying a raised decoration and mounted on saidbase member and a movable decorative door associated with one of saidmembers.

8. A decorative device comprising in combination a decorative receptacleshaped base member, a slide on said base member, a decorative slidablepanel member, a slide on said panel member co-operating with said slideon said base member, carrying a sunken decoration and mounted on saidbase member and a movable decorative door associated with one of saidmembers.

9. A decorative device comprising in combination, a receptacle shapedbase, a slide on said base, a slidable decorative panel mounted on saidbase, a slide on said panel co-operating with said slide on said base,and a hinged decorative door associated with said slidable panel.

10. A decorative device comprising in combination a decorativereceptacle shaped base member, a slide on said base member, a decorativeslidable panel member, a slide on said panel member co-operating withsaid slide on said base member, mounted on said base member and a hingeddecorative door associated with one of said members.

NINA SKIDELSKY. WOLDEMAR A. BARY.

